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The Deaf ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠙⠑⠁⠋⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠊⠞⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠉⠓⠑⠉⠅⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠝⠕⠀
⠊⠝⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠑⠗⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠍⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠏⠕⠗⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠃⠊⠗⠞⠓⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠑⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠝⠑⠑⠙⠑⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠎
⠀⠊⠞⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠎⠀⠕⠃⠇⠊⠛⠁⠞⠕⠗⠽⠀⠊⠝⠀⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠑⠟⠥⠑⠝⠞⠀⠙⠑⠞⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠏⠓⠽⠎⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀
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⠝⠕⠞⠊⠉⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠇⠽⠀⠞⠗⠑⠁⠞⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠁⠧⠁⠊⠇⠑⠙⠀⠕⠋⠲⠀⠠⠏⠁⠗⠞⠊⠉⠥⠇⠁⠗⠀⠁⠞⠞⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠇⠊⠅⠑⠺⠊⠎⠑⠀⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠁⠗⠽⠀⠊⠝⠀⠗⠑⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠍⠑⠙⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠊⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠉⠓⠕⠕⠇⠀⠉⠓⠊⠇⠙⠗⠑⠝⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠗⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠉⠓⠊⠇⠙⠗⠑⠝⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀
⠊⠍⠏⠁⠊⠗⠑⠙⠀⠓⠑⠁⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠎⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀
⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠝⠕⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀
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⠊⠝⠀⠓⠑⠁⠗⠊⠝⠛⠲⠼⠃⠙⠀⠠⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠧⠑⠎⠞⠊⠛⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠉⠓⠕⠕⠇⠀⠉⠓⠊⠇⠙⠗⠑⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠝⠑⠺⠀⠠⠽⠕⠗⠅⠀⠠⠉⠊⠞⠽⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀
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⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠎⠑⠗⠊⠕⠥⠎⠇⠽⠀⠙⠑⠋⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠓⠑⠁⠗⠊⠝⠛⠲⠼⠃⠑⠀
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